Scallop Advisory Panel Meeting
2021-09-21
Additional information to follow.

Scallop Committee Meeting
2021-09-22

September 2021 New England Council Meeting
2021-09-28 - 2021-09-30 | Hotel 1620, Plymouth, MA

Scallop Advisory Panel Webinar
2021-10-26 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Virtual
The Scallop Advisory Panel will meet to:

Discuss Framework 34: Receive an update and provide input on a range of potential access area and DAS allocations for the 2022 and 2023 fishing years. Framework 34 will set specifications including ABC/ACLs, days-at-sea, access area allocations, total allowable landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, targets for General Category incidental catch, General Category access area trips, and set-asides for the observer and research programs for fishing year 2022 and default specifications for fishing year 2023. Framework 34 will implement measures proposed by the Council through Amendment 21 to the Scallop FMP.
Receive an update on the evaluation of rotational management project.
Develop recommendations for possible 2022 scallop work priorities.
Discuss other business, as necessary.

GoToWebinar Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8067792331180250384
Use VoIP with a microphone and speakers for audio – a headset is recommended.
Call In information: Phone: +1 (213) 929-4212 / Access Code: 357-432-428 Please note that this is not a toll-free number. If choosing the phone: You will receive a individual, personalized PIN that you must enter when you call in, in order to be heard and raise your hand. **Please be sure to mute your phone upon joining the call so that there will be no interference with the discussion.**

Scallop Committee Webinar
2021-10-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
The Scallop Committee will meet to:

Discuss Framework 34: Receive an update and provide input on a range of potential access area and DAS allocations for the 2022 and 2023 fishing years. Framework 34 will set specifications including ABC/ACLs, days-at-sea, access area allocations, total allowable landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, targets for General Category incidental catch, General Category access area trips, and set-asides for the observer and research programs for fishing year 2022 and default specifications for fishing year 2023. Framework 34 will implement measures proposed by the Council through Amendment 21 to the Scallop FMP.
Receive an update on the evaluation of rotational management project.
Develop recommendations for possible 2022 scallop work priorities.
Discuss other business, as necessary.

Online access: GoToWebinar Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2059004166337959696 Use VoIP with a microphone and speakers for audio – a headset is recommended. Call In information: Phone: +1 (415) 655-0052 / Access Code: 691-925-474 Please note that this is not a toll-free number. If choosing the phone: You will receive a individual, personalized PIN that you must enter when you call in, in order to be heard and raise your hand.
**Please be sure to mute your phone upon joining the call so that there will be no interference with the discussion.**
Public participation: The Council is making every effort to allow members of the public to remotely participate in the meeting. Individuals are encouraged to submit written comments ahead of time, but, at the discretion of the Chair, public comments also will be allowed during certain portions of the webinar. Please refer to the “Remote Participation Guide” for instructions on how to take part in the webinar meeting. Note that you must register for the webinar if you plan to provide oral comments.
Those who call-in by telephone without registering for the webinar and entering the PIN provided will be in listen-only mode. If you would like your written comments to be considered at this meeting, they must be received at the NEFMC office no later than 8 a.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021. Please address them to Council Chairman Eric Reid or Executive Director Tom Nies.
Email submissions should be sent to comments@nefmc.org.
For information about meeting materials and detailed agenda, please consult the Council’s website at www.nefmc.org.
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 USC 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
This schedule is subject to change. If you have questions, please call the Council.

December 2021 New England Council Meeting
2021-12-07 - 2021-12-09 | Hotel Viking, Newport, RI

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area - Clam and Scallop Industry Stakeholder Meeting
2022-01-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Dear Fisheries Representatives and Leaders:

I am reaching out to you as a group regarding upcoming working meetings BOEM is hosting for commercial fishermen regarding the Central Atlantic draft Planning Area. We are specifically seeking fishing industry participation (fishermen, fishing & processing businesses and organizations, fishing associations) in these meetings.

The meetings are scheduled with a focus on the primary fisheries that operate in the respective sectors. However, if you or others are unable to attend the meeting focused on your fishery sector you may attend the meeting that better fits your schedule on the other dates.

The meetings primary audience, date, time and Zoom registration link are below.

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area – Trap, Pot, and Fixed Gear Fisheries Stakeholder Meeting
Jan 5, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
Register: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlf-GrqzsuG9bJBced7J4808zZrjbxdoLs

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area – Trawl and Mixed Trawl Fisheries Stakeholder Meeting
Jan 5, 2022 01:00 PM – 03:00 PM Eastern
Register: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sde2rqTssEt0zNDi1wu22Xya37wiAU2ix

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area – Recreational Fishing Stakeholder Meeting
Jan 5, 2022 05:00 PM – 07:00 PM Eastern
Register: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpdeGvqDMvHdfLJlk2OMpL2lB0mD4Ua1af

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area – Clam and Scallop Industry Stakeholder Meeting
Jan 6, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
Register: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcOmhrT4sGNz7rDCY8upHx4owYoo-Cbsv

For background, at the request of several Central Atlantic states, BOEM has begun planning a Central Atlantic Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting to explore the suitability of areas for wind energy development off the coast of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina (from Cape Hatteras-North). This meeting is tentatively set for February 16, 2022.

At this early planning stage, we would like to engage commercial and recreational fishing communities to get feedback on a very broad, general draft Planning Area. Feedback will be considered when developing a draft Call for Information and Nominations area which will be presented at the February Task Force Meeting for discussion. Please see the attached map with this initial, broad planning area. Please note that as in most other similar planning efforts, the actual lease areas to be designated will encompass a smaller footprint than this initial planning area.

This is an opportunity for the fisheries community to inform the lease area planning process from the very beginning, and we are eager to gain the perspective of the fishing industry so that it might be refined to avoid or minimize potential conflicts with existing uses.

During this meeting, you will have the opportunity to comment on this wide area of interest, help us identify areas of greater fishing effort and habitats of importance to help avoid or reduce impacts to fishing from potential offshore wind development.

If you have any questions, please contact myself or Branson Jensen (contact information below).

Sincerely,
Bridgette Duplantis
BOEM Project Coordinator, Central Atlantic Renewable Energy
Brandon Jensen
Fisheries Biologist, BOEM
brandon.jensen@boem.gov
